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Access to Geospatial Data

A data sharing assessment tool was developed to help data publishers overcome their reluctance to share data due to perceived risks that may or may not exist.

From:
Government Digital Service, Cabinet Office and Geospatial Commission
Published
9 June 2020
Last updated
16 December 2020 — See all updates

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Access to Geospatial Data

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This summary report sets out key findings, recommendations and benefits from the Geospatial Commission’s data discoverability project which developed a standardised process for data publishers to assess the potential risks in various categories (eg GDPR, commercial, security etc) of sharing a dataset. It also looked at potential mitigation strategies.

As a result of this work, the Geospatial Commission produced a data sharing assessment tool to help data publishers responsibly publish data.

Updates to this page

Published 9 June 2020
Last updated 16 December 2020 + show all updates

  1. Data Sharing Assessment (DSA tool) Added a 'Version history' sheet and referenced it from the README sheet. Added one question to the DSA_tool sheet - Question 1. Renumbered questions to account for change above. Added column ‘INSPIRE Element Mappings – Limitations on Public Access’ for datasets in scope of INSPIRE.

  2. Replaced XLS format with ODS format. Included email address in README sheet for feedback and suggestions

  3. First published.

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